CSAIL Wireless

CSAIL Wireless

CSAIL operates two parallel wireless networks. All are implemented by
the same physical infrastructure, which currently (June 2018) consists
of 73 Meraki access points (mostly MR34 type).
Most access points support 802.11ac Wave 2 with up to 600 Mbit/s transfer
rate, but some APs in lightly used areas are still 802.11n-only.

Two wireless networks

StataCenter

StataCenter is an open and unencrypted wireless network intended for non-CSAIL users (including guests), with some restrictions on what users are able to do.

CSAILPrivate

CSAILPrivate is CSAIL’s encrypted, authenticated wireless network. Use
of CSAILPrivate is required to get a static IP address or to print to
CSAIL printers when connected to a wireless network. As a reminder,
although your traffic over the wireless network will be encrypted, there
are still other points within the CSAIL network and outside CSAIL where
your traffic can be monitored, albeit with a slightly higher degree of
difficulty. The instructions below describe how to set up access using a
CSAIL Kerberos username and password. If you are uncomfortable with
using your regular CSAIL Kerberos password, or if the device you wish to
connect will be shared by multiple people, please visit the helpdesk:
they can create a separate Kerberos principal specifically for that
purpose.